Ursula 1000 - Kinda' Kinky

Kinda’ Kinky
(ESL Music, 2002,ESL054)

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1. Kinda Kinky
2. Boogaloop

3. Beatbox Cha Cha
4. Jackie Go!
5. Smokebomb
6. That Hindu That You Do
7. Les Techniques De L'amour
8. Continental Break Fest
9. Mucho Tequila
10. Tigerbeat
11.Riviera Rendevous
12. Samba 1000
13. The Girl From N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
14. Nightcap

 

Ursula 1000

 

The mind behind URSULA 1000 is none other than the mild mannered Alex Gimeno. He’s a Sagittarius and his favorite color is blue. He likes Chihuahuas, Pernod on ice, and a cool nights stroll in the park.

 

Originating in New York City, Alex moved to sizzling Miami Beach, where he honed his skills by drumming in pop groups and dj-ing exotica to house and everything in between! Dare we say…eclectic? After discovering samplers and drum machines, he completed the tracks that later became his debut album, The Now Sound. Alex moved back to New York City and was signed to the highly respected Eighteenth Street Lounge Music label operated by Washington DC’s Thievery Corporation.

 

The Now Sound album, drenched in its sound collage of lounge, funky breaks, and

pastiche-a-delica, was released to critical acclaim. Tower Record’s Pulse magazine named it one of the top ten dance albums of 1999! Joining the ranks of the international club-pop/loungecore elite, some have called URSULA 1000 the U.S. ambassador to this tantalizing sound!

 

His second release All Systems Are Go Go, compiled and mixed from a live session by URSULA 1000, featured 18 cuts that are staples in his DJ set. With tracks from Japan, Germany, Italy, England and the U.S., the mix gives a worldwide selection of the finest in 60’s infused big beat-o-ramas and latin tinged percussive workouts!

 

Keeping up with the jetsetting image, you can catch URSULA 1000 dj-ing his transcontinental grooves at discothèques worldwide and for fashionistas like Prada, Issey Miyake, Hugo Boss, Miss Sixty, Fiorucci, H&M, Diesel and Christian Dior. When in New York you can also catch him at his weekend residencies at the swank APT and the Soho Grand Lounge.

 

URSULA 1000 has also been very busy on the remix front adding his magic to tracks by Felix da Housecat, Montifiori Cocktail, Nicola Conte, and Pierre Henry to name a few, as well as being asked to remix the theme songs of The Powerpuff Girls and Sesame Street!  He has also supplied music to a number of hit shows from Sex and the City to Tony Hawk’s ESPN specials.

 

Featuring collaborations with Dr.Luke (guitarist of the Saturday Night Live band) and Brother Cleve (of loungesters Combustible Edison), the new album Kinda’ Kinky takes the Now Sound to a bigger and badder place where the leisure class meets the beatfreak upstarts on the dancefloor for a showdown!  Cheeky Hammond organ breaks, spy caper intrigue, boogaloo shingalings, samba disco, a pinch of electro and bongos bongos bongos are most definitely on the menu! Check out the album’s fabulous original artwork by SHAG from Supersonic Swingers and Bottomless Cocktail fame!

 

 URSULA 1000 discography

CDs/LPs:

 

Kinda’ Kinky (ESL Music, 2002)

All Systems are Go Go (ESL Music, 2000)

The Now Sound of Ursula 1000 (ESL Music, 1999)

 

Singles:

 

Beatbox Cha Cha EP (ESL Music)

The Shake EP (ESL Music)

Very Leggy EP (ESL Music)

Rennsport EP (Bungalow)

Kinky Sounds of Ursula 1000 (Rough Trade)

Mucho Tequila (Howlin)

 

Remixes:

 

Felix da Housecat

Montifiori Cocktail

Foetus

Remington Super 60

Pierre Henry

The Powerpuff Girls

Bombay 2:Electric Vindaloo

Nicola Conte

Pop Shopping

X-Large

The Pinker Tones

Popcorn

Sesame Street

The Ray Makers

Frank Popp Ensemble